Artists and arts entities, please let the Community Arts Program know if you are affected so we can communicate this impact to local leaders. Email: arts@kerrvilletexascvb.com
Arts organizations, cultural institutions, and artists and performing groups impacted by a disaster are encouraged to fill out one of the following Rapid Damage Assessment Forms (estimated time 8 minutes to complete). Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF) will use this information to expedite appropriate help.
STATE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE:
Artists and arts entities, please let the Texas Commission on the Arts know if you are affected so we can communicate this impact to State leaders. Email: hello@arts.texas.gov.
Disaster Resilience for Artists & Non-Profits developed by the Houston Arts Alliance.
FEDERAL INFORMATION:
FEMA Guide To Expanding Mitigation This guide explores how community officials can work with the arts and culture sector to support hazard mitigation, including the planning process.
FEMA's National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) is a high-level guide developed to coordinate disaster recovery efforts across federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments (SLTTs), as well as nongovernmental partners.
NATIONAL FUNDING SOURCES:
CERF+ The Artists Safety Net is readiness, relief + resilience for studio artists, ensuring that they are as protected as the work they create.
The Studio Protector, Emergency Relief Grants and Get Ready Grants are among offerings for studio artists (many of these resources are relevant to studio artists in disciplines in addition to craft).
The Entertainment Community Fund serves everyone in entertainment. ECF fosters stability and resiliency, and provides a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan.
MusiCares provides a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community in three key areas: Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Services; Health Services; and Human Services.
The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need who are creating in the visual arts,film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.
The Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers in need, who have a dire financial emergency due.
The Performing Arts Readiness project offers grants, webinars, case studies, and The Art of Mass Gatherings initiative which provides emergency preparedness training for festivals and outdoor events.